"Palliative Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Care alleviating symptoms without curing the underlying disease. (Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D010166
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.666 N02.421.585.666
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| Concept/Terms |
Palliative Care- Palliative Care
- Care, Palliative
- Therapy, Palliative
- Palliative Therapy
- Palliative Treatment
- Palliative Treatments
- Treatment, Palliative
- Treatments, Palliative
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palliative Care" by people in Profiles.
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Position paper on undergraduate Palliative Medicine education for doctors in South Africa. Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2022 Jul 07; 14(1):e1-e7.
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Redefining Palliative Care-A New Consensus-Based Definition. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 10; 60(4):754-764.
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Spiritual Care, Pain Reduction, and Preferred Place of Death Among Advanced Cancer Patients in Soweto, South Africa. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 07; 60(1):37-47.
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A Prospective Cohort Study of Factors Associated With Place of Death Among Patients With Late-Stage Cancer in Southern Africa. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 05; 57(5):923-932.
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Illness Understanding and End-of-Life Care Communication and Preferences for Patients With Advanced Cancer in South Africa. J Glob Oncol. 2018 09; 4:1-9.
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Endobronchial brachytherapy for metastasis from extrapulmonary malignancies as an effective treatment for palliation of symptoms. Brachytherapy. 2017 May - Jun; 16(3):630-638.
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A prospective analysis of high-dose-rate endobronchial brachytherapy in the palliation of obstructive symptoms in lung cancer patients: A single-institution experience. Brachytherapy. 2015 Sep-Oct; 14(5):655-61.
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Self-report measurement of pain & symptoms in palliative care patients: a comparison of verbal, visual and hand scoring methods in Sub-Saharan Africa. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2014 Aug 02; 12:118.
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Stressors and resources of caregivers of patients with incurable progressive illness in sub-Saharan Africa. Qual Health Res. 2014 Mar; 24(3):317-28.
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Palliative care research in Africa: consensus building for a prioritized agenda. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2014 Feb; 47(2):315-24.